News Releases
Missouri School of Journalism Launches Brussels Program with Inaugural Class of Seven
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 27, 2007) — In the 50 years since its formal inception, the European Union, which comprises 27 member nations, has risen to a position of tremendous international influence. Now, the Missouri School of Journalism will send students to work as journalists in Brussels, Belgium, headquarters of the EU, through a new study … Continued
Miami Herald Writers Win Sifford Prize in Journalism
Prize Administered by the Missouri School of Journalism Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2007) — Amy Driscoll and Lisa Arthur of The Miami Herald have been awarded the 2007 Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism, administered by the Missouri School of Journalism. They won for “Forced Out,” their series of emotion-packed articles on apartment tenants ousted by … Continued
KOMU Earns Three Emmy Awards; Missouri Journalism Student-Producer Among Journalists Honored
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 15, 2007) — At a school where students learn by doing, education often has its rewards. KOMU, mid-Missouri’s NBC station and the only University-owned commercial network affiliate in the United States, claimed three Emmy Awards from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Oct. 20 in … Continued
Two Missouri School of Journalism Students Win Poynter Institute Summer Fellowships
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 14, 2007) — The rules were simple: each student had a pencil, a sheet of paper and 20 minutes to design a storyboard for news coverage of the Boston Tea Party. The stakes were high: admission to a six-week fellowship next summer at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. When it was … Continued
Celebrated Photojournalist Delivers Two-day Seminar on Fundamentals of Web Video
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 26, 2007) — In November 1982, Time-Life photojournalist Dirck Halstead had an epiphany while shooting his first-ever video at the unveiling of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. “I became aware that as a photojournalist I had been leaving behind 50 percent of the story,” Halstead said. “This was the turning point … Continued
Master’s Student Named David Kaplan Memorial Fellow at ABC News in D.C.
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 19, 2007) — Melissa Chee, a Missouri School of Journalism radio-television master’s student, is the recipient of the 2007-2008 David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship, which is awarded each year to one Missouri Journalism student who has an interest in network field producing, includes a paid position at the ABC News Washington Bureau … Continued
Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program Welcomes David Paul Nord of Indiana University
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2007) — Students take note: To understand where journalism is going, you must first know where it’s been. That simple truth defines the work of David Paul Nord, a professor at Indiana University‘s School of Journalism who will lecture at the Missouri School of Journalism as part of the Distinguished Visiting … Continued
Cameron and Journalism Alumni Colleagues Release New Public Relations Textbook
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 15, 2007) — In college classrooms across the country, Missouri School of Journalism professor Glen T. Cameron and a handful of Missouri Journalism alumni are helping to educate America’s next generation of public relations professionals. Their new book, Public Relations Today: Managing Competition and Conflict, is an introductory text featuring classic and … Continued
Visiting Fellows Bring Expertise to the Newsroom and Classroom
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 15, 2007) — When a pet monkey bit its second victim in a week, Liz Heitzman, a visiting fellow of the Knight Center for Editing Excellence, had the story on the website of the Columbia Missourian only a few hours later. As the Missourian’s first-ever immediacy editor, Heitzman, BJ ’99, is helping … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Earn 30 Awards in Statewide Professional Competition
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2007) — Taking on top professional journalists from across the state, the Columbia Missourian‘s student writers, designers and photographers claimed 30 awards in this year’s Missouri Press Association (MPA) Better Newspaper Contest. Top row, from left: Andrew Astleford, Steve Bartel, Nathan Birt, Kevin Crowe, Caroline Dohack. Second row: Ben Fredman, Matthew Haag, … Continued